Everton Lunchtime Round-Up, Saturday 14th November 2026: O'Brien and Travers in Ireland Nations League Squad, De Bruyne's Wife Speaks Out on Italy Exit
International duty is dominating the agenda during this break. Jake O'Brien and Mark Travers are both in contention to feature for the Republic of Ireland when they face Austria in a crucial Nations League clash on Saturday evening (Read Everton).
Elsewhere on the international front, Everton teammates Vitalii Mykolenko and Braiden Graham could find themselves on opposite sides later today, with Mykolenko part of Ukraine's senior squad while Northern Ireland provide the opposition in their Nations League meeting (Read Everton).
Away from the pitch, O'Brien has been opening up about his Type 1 diabetes diagnosis. To mark World Diabetes Day, EvertonFC.com revisited a conversation with the defender about his experiences living with the condition (EvertonFC.com), while the Liverpool Echo carried further comments from O'Brien on life at Everton, his role at right-back, and a frightening medical episode linked to his diabetes (Liverpool Echo). In that same interview O'Brien also addressed his future at the club (Liverpool Echo).
On the transfer front, the Liverpool Echo reports that Kevin De Bruyne's wife has spoken publicly about her husband's unhappiness in Italy, with the story noting ongoing talk linking the Belgian with a move to Everton (Liverpool Echo).
Finally, with the season reaching this international pause, ToffeeWeb has published its own set of player ratings looking back at how Everton's squad has performed so far (ToffeeWeb).
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